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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1920

Page

10

Severe Wind Damage Hits Ange Grain and Power Lines

A strong west wind at 6:45 p m caused trees to fall on homes and rip out electric and telephone lines across Ange. Box elder and cottonwood trees crashed into houses at Daniels and Fitzgerald residences. Wires down disrupted traffic and cut power for hours, with 70 tenths of an inch of rain observed and significant grain damage expected.

Thta Slaktes V- Daniels Fai J. H. Fitzgerald Western Avenue Fitzgerald Mily Minnea Isis Citizeng Gas & Electric Co Swayze Eighth Street Beteen Randolph Wellington G. M. Morris Waterloo Hartly Forth Street West Saxon and Wa Streets Randolph and Eighth Reets Kingsley Avenue Home Park Suleryard Marsh Street Ack Island Star F. A. Robinson Berth Avenue Bertc Avenue

Thieves Steal 10 Georgette Waists From Smith Emporium

In Muscatine on Tuesday night thieves entered the Smith emporium by an unlocked front door and carried off about ten high priced georgette waists valued at over 2000 dollars. Other goods were left untouched. May 14.

N Muscatine Pe Smith Emporium

Twelve Opponents for Americans in bicycle race at Antwerp

Antwerp July 18 America will send 12 opponents in the bicycle road race and 710 in the velodrome events for the Olympic games. Top riders include Ikis the Dutch star. polo at Ostend scheduled July 24 to August 1. archery targets from August 3 to 8.

Antwerp Associated Press America Atlantic Ikis Europe Ostend Olym Committee

Fire at 7 Washington Street Causes Minor Damage

Fire department responded to a short circuit at 7 Washington Street last evening. An electrical light wire caused a fire inside the fuse box. firefighters removed flooring and extinguished the blaze without water. No major damage, agency listed as Bronson 1 o.

Washington Street

Traces of Cannibals Found in Texas Mounds by Scientists

Austin reports University of Texas anthropologist James Pearce and Smithsonian ethnology staff uncover kitchen middens on the Edwards plateau. The mounds show charred bone fragments, flint tools, and evidence of cannibalism amid a nomadic paleolithic culture predating later American Indians.

Texas Austin Jence James J. Plarce Prokesece Anthropology University of Texas Edwards Plateau New Mexico America Campa Pearce J. Walter Fewkes Smithsonian Bureau of Ethnology Smithsonian Institute University of Aeneas

Greater Iowa Assn Secretary In Waterloo For Conferences

H. Moss secretary of the Greater Iowa association is in Waterloo arranging conferences with Greater Waterloo officials. The publicity committee chaired by F. A. Holmes showed a motion picture similar to one proposed to film Waterloo industries. W. H. Langlas and H. C. Bernbrook assist. M. L. Bowman and Austin Burt joined the board of directors. Treasurer W. C. Logan reported receipts of 15658 and expenditures of 15443. Trade tours for local business leaders into Waterloo were approved. Black Hawk Motor Trades bureau supplied 26 cars for the Iowa dairy rally visitors today and tomorrow.

Association Russell-Lamson Bowmen J. E. Johnson Mr. Burt Judge Williams W. C. Logan Waterloo Black Hawk Motor Trades Bureau Iowa Dairy Rally

Tall corn grows eight feet seven inches in Greene Indiana

William Meyne of Greene Indiana reports in a Courier letter that his corn stands eight feet seven inches tall, outdistinguishing Peter Woodring's six feet eight inches. Meyne notes his seed came from the government.

William ‘Meyne Greene The Courier Today Peter Woodring Randolph Street Mr. Meyne Gover

Swedish American inventor Ericsson honored with Monitor memorial

A memorial in Washington honors John Ericsson, inventor of the Monitor, designed by James Earle Fraser. It will stand near the Lincoln Memorial, featuring three figures Vision Labor and Thought around the Tree of Life, with funding from Swedish Americans and government support.

Washington, D. G Washington Gse John Ericason Eclipse Washington Monument State, War and Navy Treasury White House Corcoran Art Gallery Pan-Ameri Hincason Lincoln Memorial Potomac River James Earle Fraser Roosevelt George Gray’ Barnard Andrew O’connor Harvey Corbatt August Franzen Henry Reuterdahl Wilson Congress America United States Princeton Franco Ericsson Chation Joan Eriegsuo Rae le Stumied Peres Ericason Abield

Zuni Indian May Represent America in Distant Races

Lawrence Rap. July 14. Aged 19 Patasoni a full blood Zuni Indian leads West tryouts and could represent the United States in Antwerp Olympics. He stands five feet tall and weighs about pounds. From desert home near Zuni New Mexico his distance running began with brothers, trained at Indian school under A M Venne.

Lawrence Rap Pataron United States Antwerp Chicago de Chicago Patasoni Zani Ileo Patneoui Harkell Wit A. M. Venne Veone

Young Indian Learns English and Trades at Haskell Institute

In his five years at the Haskell Institute the youth has learned English, completed eight grades, trained as a carpenter, and earned trek letters for athletics. The article notes growth during the development stage and compares race impact to strength. It mentions early inoculation against cholera first practiced in India in 189%.

Pepe Euye Be Fatasont Haskell Institute Trek India

Scientists Free Castor Oil From Nauseating Taste

Scientists at Spencer Kellogg & Sons claim to have made castor oil tasteless without altering strength or purity. The Kellogg process yields a 100 percent pure castor oil with no taste, sold in plainly labeled Tasteless Castor Oil bottles by druggists.

Spancer Kelloge & Sons, Inc Kellogs Threatsizas Ufc

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